Chennai Super Kings spent ₹41 crore to acquire nine players for IPL 2026. The franchise spent over ₹28 crore on two uncapped players. Their salaries will be more than three times MS Dhoni’s. The team’s 25-player squad is complete, with ₹24 million remaining in its purse.
CSK made some smart moves in IPL 2026 auction
Chennai Super Kings added Sanju Samson to their squad via trade ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. Sanju’s salary is ₹18 crore. Including Samson, CSK retained a total of 16 players, four of whom were foreigners. The team had nine vacant player slots, which have now been filled.
Kartik Sharma and Prashanth Veer were the most expensive players purchased by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2026 auction. Both were uncapped players with a base price of only ₹30 lakh. However, other teams also showed interest in them, leading to their price increasing. Chennai bought Kartik for ₹14.2 crore and Prashanth for ₹14.2 crore, meaning the franchise spent a total of ₹28.4 crore on these two players.
It is worth to note that Chennai Super Kings bought Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Short and Zachary Foulkes at their base prices in the IPL 2026 auction.
Chennai Super Kings Squad 2026 (With Price):
Anshul Kamboj (retained) – 3.4 crore
Gurjapneet Singh (retained) – 2.2 crores
Jamie Overton (retained) – 1.5 crore
MS Dhoni (retained) – Rs 4 crore
Mukesh Choudhary (retained) – Rs 30 lakh
Nathan Ellis (retained) – 2 crore
Noor Ahmed (retained) – 10 crore
Ramkrishna Ghosh (retained) – Rs 30 lakh
Sanju Samson (trade) – 18 crore
Ruturaj Gaikwad (retained) – 18 crore
Shivam Dubey (retained) – 12 crore
Ayush Mhatre (retained) – Rs 30 lakh
Devald Brewis (retained) – 2.2 crore
Urvil Patel (retained) – Rs 30 lakh
Khaleel Ahmed (retained) – 4.8 crore
Shreyas Gopal (retained) – Rs 30 lakh
Akeal Hosein (Sold) – Rs 2 crore
Prashant Veer (Sold) – 14.2 crore
Kartik Sharma (Sold) – ₹14.2 crore
Matthew Short (Sold) – 1.5 crore
Aman Khan (Sold) – Rs 40 lakh
Sarfaraz Khan (Sold) – Rs 75 lakh
Matt Henry (Sold) – 2 crore
Rahul Chahar (Sold) – 5.2 crore
Zachary Faulks (Sold) – 7.5 million